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this is the howard frankland bridge. there was an accident that happened on that bridge, a deadly accident, a tow truck driver was hit and killed, florida highway patrol troopers are looking for the driver who hit him and took off. a reporter just arrived on scene, is setting up now to go live. we'll check in with him coming up in a moment to find out the latest. >>> right now in indiana, a man is under arrest after authorities say he allegedly tried to stab his pregnant girlfriend claiming their baby was the product of satan. police say the man you see here, 23-year-old garrett carpenter, chased his girlfriend with a bible and knife last week. according to court documents the man's girlfriend says carpenter was acting bizarre and very strange and that he asked her for a hug and kiss before grabbing a machete and tried to hit her in the abdomen with it. police say he was under the influence of heroin and methamphetamine at the time. the grandmother called police and carpenter was arrested. he's charged with attempted mur
this is the howard frankland bridge. there was an accident that happened on that bridge, a deadly accident, a tow truck driver was hit and killed, florida highway patrol troopers are looking for the driver who hit him and took off. a reporter just arrived on scene, is setting up now to go live. we'll check in with him coming up in a moment to find out the latest. >>> right now in indiana, a man is under arrest after authorities say he allegedly tried to stab his pregnant girlfriend...
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it's taking about 15 minutes to cross the howard frankland now. this is what it looks like at the bottom of the sunshine skyway, you can see it's foggy, traffic advisory issued, people -- highway patrol asking drivers to use their low beams you fet to the top there. >>> this morning problems are still mounting for scandal- ridden automaker volkswagen. hundreds of investors are now suing the company for more than $3 billion. investors from the u.s. along with 13 other countries say the scandal has cost them millions. volkswagen has admitted to installing software on many of its diesel vehicles to cheat emissions tests. the company has since apologized and says it's fixing the cause. >>> palm beach county school officials are blaming norovirus for causing hundreds of elementary school students to miss class. at least 100 children a day at citrus grove elementary school in boynton beach have been sick since last week. monday. norovirus can cause diarrhea, vomiting and stomach cramps. it can easily be passed person- to-person. >>> as florida health of
it's taking about 15 minutes to cross the howard frankland now. this is what it looks like at the bottom of the sunshine skyway, you can see it's foggy, traffic advisory issued, people -- highway patrol asking drivers to use their low beams you fet to the top there. >>> this morning problems are still mounting for scandal- ridden automaker volkswagen. hundreds of investors are now suing the company for more than $3 billion. investors from the u.s. along with 13 other countries say the...
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we do have that crash on the howard frankland but that is cleared. corey dierdorff is bringing us these live pictures. you can see there the tow truck is gone, the debris is gone. all four lanes on the howard frankland heading into tampa back open. just 6 minutes to get across the bridge this morning. less than 10 minutes across the other two bridges. fhp reporting a crash on i-4 just east of i-75 we have a camera there, i'm not seeing anything. this was reported in the westbound lanes. those are the tail-lights heading there towards tampa.
we do have that crash on the howard frankland but that is cleared. corey dierdorff is bringing us these live pictures. you can see there the tow truck is gone, the debris is gone. all four lanes on the howard frankland heading into tampa back open. just 6 minutes to get across the bridge this morning. less than 10 minutes across the other two bridges. fhp reporting a crash on i-4 just east of i-75 we have a camera there, i'm not seeing anything. this was reported in the westbound lanes. those...
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6 across the howard frankland. 7 to cross the gandy bridge. let's talk about the veterans expressway as well. still looking good there, all in the green, 18 minutes from 54 to 275. >>> clean-up and damage assessment after hurricane hermine continues in pasco county this morning. today fema reps are continuing to evaluate the cost of the storm. jake peterson is live in new port richey. clean-up still going to take another >> reporter: it sure will. that is because nearly 3,000 homes in pasco county suffered some type of damage. when you walk around neighborhoods like this, you see scenes like this, debris near the roadway on the right of way. this came from this guy's mobile home that was destroyed in hermine by a tree. this is what you're supposed to area. separate everything into piles. they can be separated into furniture, appliances, vegetation, hazardous waste and construction materials. crews won't separate it for you, if you don't separate it properly they may not pick up your items. fema crews went door-to-door assessing damage. that is
6 across the howard frankland. 7 to cross the gandy bridge. let's talk about the veterans expressway as well. still looking good there, all in the green, 18 minutes from 54 to 275. >>> clean-up and damage assessment after hurricane hermine continues in pasco county this morning. today fema reps are continuing to evaluate the cost of the storm. jake peterson is live in new port richey. clean-up still going to take another >> reporter: it sure will. that is because nearly 3,000...
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back here live you can see traffic moving smoothly headed to the howard frankland. it were not the case yesterday morning as investigators looked into this crash. again the hearing for huffman set at 1:30 this afternoon. we'll cover it, we'll have complete coverage throughout the day on-line and on air at abcactionnews.com. for now reporting live near the howard frankland bridge, rodney quite a scare at orlando international airport after a plane catches fire. officials tell us the engine of the silver airweiss flight 70 caught fire while it was still parked near a gate. nine passengers and three crew were evacuated. passengers were put up in hotel rooms overnight. they will head out this morning. >>> a 21-year-old woman accused of stabbing a man in tampa's sulfur springs neighborhood expected to n court this morning. ashley weathers started to argue with a man on i-275 yesterday on the sidewalk. police say she tried to kick him into the river and stabbed him twice with a small pocket knife. he's in the hospital now in stable condition. police say the victim and sus
back here live you can see traffic moving smoothly headed to the howard frankland. it were not the case yesterday morning as investigators looked into this crash. again the hearing for huffman set at 1:30 this afternoon. we'll cover it, we'll have complete coverage throughout the day on-line and on air at abcactionnews.com. for now reporting live near the howard frankland bridge, rodney quite a scare at orlando international airport after a plane catches fire. officials tell us the engine of...
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on the howard frankland. all three bridges looking great. i-275 and busch typically one of the busiest spots for the morning drive but right now th tail-lights towards downtown tampa. average speeds on some majors. still in the green. >>> 5:49. this is a shocking ad on craigslist. has parents in wisconsin on edge. sale are forest glen elementary school." it says "hundreds to choose from." the sheriff's office is looking into the post. the school alerted parents and is adding extra safety measures. craigslist has take than ad down. >>> police looking for a person that dressed a mannequin as a kkk member, placed it on a building rooftop in a town in vermont and posed it in a nazi salute. that town has a history of ra it was the last town in vermont in fact to close its government for mlk day. it happened in 2001. >>> fedex beat wall street expectations in the latest quarter. now the shipping giant is making plans for the busy holiday season. the company expects to hire more than 50,000 seasonal workers. fedex is forecasting another record holi
on the howard frankland. all three bridges looking great. i-275 and busch typically one of the busiest spots for the morning drive but right now th tail-lights towards downtown tampa. average speeds on some majors. still in the green. >>> 5:49. this is a shocking ad on craigslist. has parents in wisconsin on edge. sale are forest glen elementary school." it says "hundreds to choose from." the sheriff's office is looking into the post. the school alerted parents and is...
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this is 275 just getting into the tampa area off the howard frankland. and if drive this area, it has been a mess the last few mornings due to the lane shifts and the new merge situation. so leave yourself a good 15, 20 extra minutes to drive from the howard frankland to downtown tampa and we'll watch that through the morning. and the drive times on the veterans looking great, all in the green. 12 minutes van dyke to 275 and six minutes from waters to 2 75. and the average speeds right now on 275 and 75, in the wesley chapel area, both looking good right now. and 75 moving a lot quicker. >>> a new tampa bay business journal hits newsstands tote and we're here to talk about some of the big stories today. you have a great profile story you talk to the founder of burr they sell hundreds of thousands bracelets every year and the woman started it out of her >> yes. this is one of the things where she was traveling in china and she had some precious stones. and she started making brace lets. her mother said you should sell those. and now she's no nordstrom and
this is 275 just getting into the tampa area off the howard frankland. and if drive this area, it has been a mess the last few mornings due to the lane shifts and the new merge situation. so leave yourself a good 15, 20 extra minutes to drive from the howard frankland to downtown tampa and we'll watch that through the morning. and the drive times on the veterans looking great, all in the green. 12 minutes van dyke to 275 and six minutes from waters to 2 75. and the average speeds right now on...
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at that point you might want to take tampa road through oldsmar or the howard frankland of the gandy bridge. i'll keep my eye on this. this is a live look at i-4 west of i-75. traffic is picking up a little bit but no crashes or breakdowns to talk about right now. 21 minutes from county line road to downtown, 14 minutes from county line road to 75 and seven minutes from 75 to 275. board is okay but they're certainly shaken up after a small plane was forced to happened along the highway in broward county. the pilot noticed engine roughness and didn't want to risk continuing the flight. it was headed to the keys. he he had two passengers with him but everybody is okay. >>> this morning severe turbulence is blamed for sending three flight attendants and four passengers on a flight to the hospital. the jet made an emergency landing in newfoundland, canada. one passenger said she thought she was going to die, telling reporters the plane rolled on its side and dropped twice. >>> a gun battle over a $25 service charge left a father and son dead. the argument started at a gun refused to pay
at that point you might want to take tampa road through oldsmar or the howard frankland of the gandy bridge. i'll keep my eye on this. this is a live look at i-4 west of i-75. traffic is picking up a little bit but no crashes or breakdowns to talk about right now. 21 minutes from county line road to downtown, 14 minutes from county line road to 75 and seven minutes from 75 to 275. board is okay but they're certainly shaken up after a small plane was forced to happened along the highway in...
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pete you're going to have to go over the gandy or howard frankland. go through tampa to go on i-75 if you're heading into sarasota. the good news, 41, 75, those streets looking good now. speeds are up to speed so we'll keep you posted on this and let you know as soon as it opens back up. ivan, how long do you expect this fog to last? >> it will be a while because the winds are coming off the water. so it's going to be one of those mornings it could take us through midday. the visibility will increase with daylight but keep in mind the hours have changed here as well so we have another two hours to go. quarter mile in sarasota. and there will be pockets there of dense fog where you can't see the car in front of you so be cautious there. the rest of the tampa bay area though not looking that bad. i think it will be a coastal event through the morning hours. we'll follow that as far as the visibility. dew points in the low 70s and temperatures in the low 70s. the two match up and you get saturation and fog so we'll continue with temperatures for this aft
pete you're going to have to go over the gandy or howard frankland. go through tampa to go on i-75 if you're heading into sarasota. the good news, 41, 75, those streets looking good now. speeds are up to speed so we'll keep you posted on this and let you know as soon as it opens back up. ivan, how long do you expect this fog to last? >> it will be a while because the winds are coming off the water. so it's going to be one of those mornings it could take us through midday. the visibility...
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this is what if looks like as you come across the howard frankland into the tampa. let's check your drive times to see exactly how long it is taking get across. 9 minutes across the courtney campbell, 6 minutes on the howard frankland and 6 minutes on the gandy bridge.
this is what if looks like as you come across the howard frankland into the tampa. let's check your drive times to see exactly how long it is taking get across. 9 minutes across the courtney campbell, 6 minutes on the howard frankland and 6 minutes on the gandy bridge.
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you're on the howard frankland, are you feeling the winds? >> reporter: definitely feeling the winds starting to pick up. pick up as we moved through the 5:00 hour ahead of the storm system that ivan was just talking about. it's not to the point to where you're getting blown from lane- to-lane but you're definitely feeling gusts pushing the vehicle just a little as you cross the bridges. as far as problems go on the howard frankland bridge north and southbound in the tampa area and st. pete looking good. one car stalled there on the side of the road, not causing delays. that is just before the hump. everybody up to speed. the high winds affecting the bridges to the north. what about the sigh skyway to the south? >> we have a advisory for the sunshine skyway. it's not causing delays though. still just nine minutes across the skyway from toll booth to toll booth. across the other bridges we're looking pretty good as far as your drive times go. >> your drive through downtown tampa on 275 looking great as well, five minutes from i-4 to six minute
you're on the howard frankland, are you feeling the winds? >> reporter: definitely feeling the winds starting to pick up. pick up as we moved through the 5:00 hour ahead of the storm system that ivan was just talking about. it's not to the point to where you're getting blown from lane- to-lane but you're definitely feeling gusts pushing the vehicle just a little as you cross the bridges. as far as problems go on the howard frankland bridge north and southbound in the tampa area and st....
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howard frankland, a smooth ride across. this is the tampa side of the howard frankland bridge. these are headlights to tampa. less than 10 minutes across all three bridges this morning. driving on the veterans expressway, we are still in the green. 17 minutes from 54 down to 275. dan? >>> demanding answers. drivers were unfairly targeted in controversial sting operations. ryan smith is live at tampa international airport to explain. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, guys. it's easy and quit common for travelers at the pick up zone of tampa international airport to catch an up ber or lyft ride. officials will discuss how ride sharing drivers may have been unfairly targeted. the chief concern here, collusion between ptc staff members and taxi cab companies. hillsborough county's public transportation commission under fire this morning for using taxi drivers to pose as customers luring uber and lyft drivers to an area where ptc officers were waiting to find them. internal e-mails obtained by the "tampa bay times" showing ptc's executive director legislation to legaliz
howard frankland, a smooth ride across. this is the tampa side of the howard frankland bridge. these are headlights to tampa. less than 10 minutes across all three bridges this morning. driving on the veterans expressway, we are still in the green. 17 minutes from 54 down to 275. dan? >>> demanding answers. drivers were unfairly targeted in controversial sting operations. ryan smith is live at tampa international airport to explain. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning,...
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9 minutes across the causeway, 6 across the howard frankland. just 8 minutes to cross the gandy bridge. >>> :5:50. consumer alert for toyota. faulty computer programming in your vehicle could cause roof- mounted airbags to inflate without a crash. it effects several models. >> they were made between 2003 to 2006. dealers will replace parts at no cost to owners. find the full list on our abc action news mobile app. vulnerable to thieves. keyless entry. police near buffalo, new york say several reports of locked cars were all broken into with no sign of forced entry. crooks are taking special computer boards and connecting them to cell phones, that device then steals the codes from your wireless key fob. carmakers say they are aware of the problem and also working on a fix but in the meantime police say park in well lit areas, take your valuabilities with you to avoid anyone breaking into your car. >>> some of the nation's airlines are making changes to try to make flights more accommodating for passengers. starting valentine's day. united will al
9 minutes across the causeway, 6 across the howard frankland. just 8 minutes to cross the gandy bridge. >>> :5:50. consumer alert for toyota. faulty computer programming in your vehicle could cause roof- mounted airbags to inflate without a crash. it effects several models. >> they were made between 2003 to 2006. dealers will replace parts at no cost to owners. find the full list on our abc action news mobile app. vulnerable to thieves. keyless entry. police near buffalo, new...
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looks clear right now across the howard frankland. it's taking seven minutes to get across the howard franklin. your drive on 275 right at fouler looks great as well. your drive all the way on 275 from pasco through i-4 looking good. let's look at the average speeds on the veterans. some of the interstates, the veterans and the green and all that has cleared. 275 and 75 up to speed this morning. >>> take a look at this. a driver hit's someone's parked car head on. the driver drives off as though nothing happened. cameras may have caught the crime, but police need your help to catch that driver. abc action news reporter lindsay logue is live at tampa police headquarters with details. lindsay? >> reporter: dan, good morning to you. tampa police know where the crime happened. they know when the crime happened, but what they don't know is who's behind the wheel of the vehicle that slammed into a parked suv. you can see it right here. the cameras are just too far away, but they do catch that vehicle pulling away. take a better look at this
looks clear right now across the howard frankland. it's taking seven minutes to get across the howard franklin. your drive on 275 right at fouler looks great as well. your drive all the way on 275 from pasco through i-4 looking good. let's look at the average speeds on the veterans. some of the interstates, the veterans and the green and all that has cleared. 275 and 75 up to speed this morning. >>> take a look at this. a driver hit's someone's parked car head on. the driver drives off...
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howard frankland up to the sunshine skyway. and the drive on 275, we are in the green, 13 minutes from the apex to i-4 and 14 minutes from i-4 to the howard frankland. >>> country music sweethearts tim mcgraw and faith hill are coming to tampa. they will kick off the soul to >>> sales of american made cars hit a plateau after a seven year rise. the price may have something to do with that. kelly blue book says the average price of a car bought last month is more than $38,000. the price of a car is rising twice as fast as the cost of living. supply and demand would suggest prices may come down as sales drop. >>> coming up, a man finds a sweet way to get his foot in the door market. >> he scored ten interviews without sending an e-mail or resume. >> the tattoos that allow people to carry a lost loved >>> out the door here, doppler radar is quiet. not much today. we are in the similar pattern we had the last few days. northeast wind easterly component. what that means for you and me, the moisture comes in off the atlantic. with th
howard frankland up to the sunshine skyway. and the drive on 275, we are in the green, 13 minutes from the apex to i-4 and 14 minutes from i-4 to the howard frankland. >>> country music sweethearts tim mcgraw and faith hill are coming to tampa. they will kick off the soul to >>> sales of american made cars hit a plateau after a seven year rise. the price may have something to do with that. kelly blue book says the average price of a car bought last month is more than $38,000....
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six minutes from downtown to the howard frankland bridge. and checking your drive in pinellas county on 275, no trouble there, in the green in both directions from the skyway >>> 5:31. breaking overnight -- one man is dead, another on the run following an attempted robbery at the cut rate liquor store on 15th street. abc action news reporter rodney dunigan is there live. that man was shot and killed by the store clerk. >> reporter: that's right. just got off the phone with tampa police about 30 minutes ago. they confirmed that information. something else very important to note -- check this out, security cameras, just did a walk-around of the building and there are six cameras posted there are also security cameras inside. tampa police tell me they will be reviewing that security footage to actually determine exactly what went on here. they tell me this is around 11:00 last night when the two men came in, armed, looking to rob the place. what they didn't know, the clerk was armed as well, in an exchange of gunfire one of the would be robbers
six minutes from downtown to the howard frankland bridge. and checking your drive in pinellas county on 275, no trouble there, in the green in both directions from the skyway >>> 5:31. breaking overnight -- one man is dead, another on the run following an attempted robbery at the cut rate liquor store on 15th street. abc action news reporter rodney dunigan is there live. that man was shot and killed by the store clerk. >> reporter: that's right. just got off the phone with tampa...
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watching the howard frankland where we have a crash reported in the southbound lanes. you can see it there. those are the headlights. heading south. it's off in the shoulder there. not causing any major delays but we're going to keep an eye >>> these surveillance cameras could be key to tracking down a violent carjacking suspect in lakeland. ahead in a live report, reaction from a community shaken. >> then a pizza delivery driver abducted and forced into the how she escaped and the other crime police say the suspect tried to carry out in her car. >> summer is officially over for students in sarasota county. the two things police are warning you not to do to make sure kids get back to school safely. thank you for joining us on this early monday morning. >>> we'll go live to the scene of the carjacking in a minute. a lot of people in the area are on edge with that suspect still on the loose. >> first let's check traffic and weather together. to kick this week off. >> watching the frankland, reports of a crash in the southbound lanes, not causing problems now but we'll lo
watching the howard frankland where we have a crash reported in the southbound lanes. you can see it there. those are the headlights. heading south. it's off in the shoulder there. not causing any major delays but we're going to keep an eye >>> these surveillance cameras could be key to tracking down a violent carjacking suspect in lakeland. ahead in a live report, reaction from a community shaken. >> then a pizza delivery driver abducted and forced into the how she escaped and...
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we're also watching the bridges, this is what it looks like at the howard frankland, just south of the hump. these cars here are heading towards st. pete. let's check drive times so you taking to get across the bridges. this is how long it's supposed to take without any traffic. so you can see how the morning pushes on. how the numbers increase. right now it's taking eight minutes to cross the courtney campbell, 6 on the howard frankland and just eight minutes to cross the gandy bridge. >>> time now 5:32. right now belgium paralyzed with fear, clock ticking past the 24-hour mark since the deadly terror attacks yesterday as the search continues for suspects. >> as we speak, ongoing raids continue across that country. right now there is an international manhunt for a man who authorities have now identified as a suspect in the airport attack, investigators say he and two others brought bombs into the brussels airport yesterday during rush hour and detonated them. >> an hour after the airport explosion seven miles away another suicide bomb goes off at a subway station near the offices at t
we're also watching the bridges, this is what it looks like at the howard frankland, just south of the hump. these cars here are heading towards st. pete. let's check drive times so you taking to get across the bridges. this is how long it's supposed to take without any traffic. so you can see how the morning pushes on. how the numbers increase. right now it's taking eight minutes to cross the courtney campbell, 6 on the howard frankland and just eight minutes to cross the gandy bridge....
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so hopefully it will be after the morning rush hour, howard frankland will be -- use beneficial drive to go to harbor island. the trump rally is at 2:00, hopefully they will open the street back up shortly after that rally starts. so keep it in mind when you're heading out this morning. back to you. >>> right now trump has a -- donald trump has a 2-1 lead according to the "the wall nbc. the groups teamed up and found 43% of florida voters support trump compared to 22% for florida senator marco rubio. 21% for ted cruz and 9% for john kasich. >> the states up for grabs tomorrow are florida, ohio, missouri, north carolina and illinois. marco rubio will also be in florida today in the miami area. john kasich will be in ohio with mitt romney. ted cruz will be in illinois and hillary clinton will be in chicago and in north carolina. bernie sanders will be in ohio. >>> we're following breaking news now. we're continuing to stay on top of this. this is in st. pete. two police officers and six young people are in the hospital after this crash that you see here. this is a picture of the scene.
so hopefully it will be after the morning rush hour, howard frankland will be -- use beneficial drive to go to harbor island. the trump rally is at 2:00, hopefully they will open the street back up shortly after that rally starts. so keep it in mind when you're heading out this morning. back to you. >>> right now trump has a -- donald trump has a 2-1 lead according to the "the wall nbc. the groups teamed up and found 43% of florida voters support trump compared to 22% for florida...
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six minutes to get across the howard frankland. through downtown tampa looking great there as well, five minutes to get back and forth between downtown and the howard frankland bridge. >>> this morning, the death toll in yesterday's devastating earthquake in central italy continues to rise. 247 are now confirmed dead. search teams are continuing to comb through debris and looking for the missing. the 6.2 magnitude quake and hundreds of after-shocks left three towns in ruins. crews fear more buildings could there are stories of survival. yesterday, rescuers pulled an 8-year-old girl out of the rubble, her body covered in dust. authorities are hoping for more miracles. many fear that many of the missing are dead. >>> a man accused of pointing his gun at a deputy is set to appear in court today. the deputy fired a shot at javier williams during yesterday's confrontation in st. peters. he tried escaping from deputies from his father's house. for several weeks. he has a violent criminal history, wanted for armed robbery, kidnapping, and
six minutes to get across the howard frankland. through downtown tampa looking great there as well, five minutes to get back and forth between downtown and the howard frankland bridge. >>> this morning, the death toll in yesterday's devastating earthquake in central italy continues to rise. 247 are now confirmed dead. search teams are continuing to comb through debris and looking for the missing. the 6.2 magnitude quake and hundreds of after-shocks left three towns in ruins. crews fear...
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here's the howard frankland, less than 10 minutes to get across the howard frankland and the other three bridges. on i-4 your drive into downtown tampa looking great as well. all in the green, just 22 minutes from lakeland into downtown. back to you. >>> time now 5:50. state inspectors have temporarily shut down an area because of rodent droppings. >> it's part of or "dirty dining" report. the auburndale location was temporarily shut down, 65 rodent droppings were found in several areas. >> also evidence of rodents in the walls, ceiling and food prep area. it was the same violation the their last inspection six months ago. >> a statement was released regarding this. >> abc action news has been doing "dirty dining" reports more than 12 years now. check abcactionnews.com/dining for a list of our reports. >>> march 1st marks the start of national peanut butter month. and today is national peanut butter lovers day. this morning there's another way to enjoy it. put a few scoops on a microwave- safe bowl. newark it for 15 seconds at a -- nuke it for 15 seconds until it becomes sauce-like, pour
here's the howard frankland, less than 10 minutes to get across the howard frankland and the other three bridges. on i-4 your drive into downtown tampa looking great as well. all in the green, just 22 minutes from lakeland into downtown. back to you. >>> time now 5:50. state inspectors have temporarily shut down an area because of rodent droppings. >> it's part of or "dirty dining" report. the auburndale location was temporarily shut down, 65 rodent droppings were found...
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we're going to start on the howard frankland, what it looks like at the tampa side of the bridge. wide open, no crashes or breakdowns here. let's check drive times. 8 minutes across the courtney campbell causeway now. 6 minutes across the howard frankland. 8 minutes on the gandy bridge so all in the green there. veterans expressway, if you're heading there this morning, all in the green, a lot of construction that was going on overnight is in the clearing about that. 17 minutes from 54 to 275. down there at the bottom just six minutes to get from waters to 275. >>> a 12-year-old in central florida is facing battery charges for pinching another pilled school student. brianna evans says she thought it was a joke when she pinched a young boy on the behind. took her to juvenile detention charging her with battery. evans says her father -- she and her father have signed her up for a pretrial diversion program and that will keep the misdemeanor charges off her record. >>> imagine you're at a gas station, filling up and going to get coffee, when suddenly this happens. >> this video now g
we're going to start on the howard frankland, what it looks like at the tampa side of the bridge. wide open, no crashes or breakdowns here. let's check drive times. 8 minutes across the courtney campbell causeway now. 6 minutes across the howard frankland. 8 minutes on the gandy bridge so all in the green there. veterans expressway, if you're heading there this morning, all in the green, a lot of construction that was going on overnight is in the clearing about that. 17 minutes from 54 to 275....
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matt behind the wheel of the live drive cam, on the howard frankland bridge where traffic starting to pick up just a little bit but you're still looking at just six minutes to get across the howard frankland, a clear ride across the sunshine skyway and the gandy and courtney campbell also looking good this morning. look outside and this is i-75 around state road 60 so this is in the brandon area. all the major roads in your looks great all the way back from apollo beach to i-4. buckle up, we're going to take a virtual drive along i-4 from 75 to 275. your drive is looking great this morning. all the traffic indicators in the green, even at the junction where it has potential to get little messy we're still looking good, all clear. here's a live picture of what that looks like. that drive is going to take just seven minutes. >>> 5:48. a double dose of "dirty dining" this morning. we begin >> state inspectors found something not so finger licking good. live roaches near the food. on friday, september 23rd our i- team uncovered the kentucky fried chicken on east college avenue had to temp
matt behind the wheel of the live drive cam, on the howard frankland bridge where traffic starting to pick up just a little bit but you're still looking at just six minutes to get across the howard frankland, a clear ride across the sunshine skyway and the gandy and courtney campbell also looking good this morning. look outside and this is i-75 around state road 60 so this is in the brandon area. all the major roads in your looks great all the way back from apollo beach to i-4. buckle up, we're...
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let's get a check on the howard frankland. this is what the howard frankland looks like in both directions. all three bridges are less than ten checking your drive times on the veterans. we're in the green. 18 minutes from 54 to 275. this is a tad slow here. we're in the yellow 13 minutes. we don't have any reports of crashes or breakdowns. not sure why that's showing up. six minutes from waters down to 275. serena? >>> chaos continues in charlotte where the governor protests. abc action anchor lindsay logue joins us now. from what we understand, a protester was shot last night. >> police say that man, serena, was shot by another protester, not by police, but he is in critical condition this morning. another four officers were injured on the streets overnight. it is so bad there, national guard troops just start add i'veing in charlotte to assist police and diffuse the crowds. take a look have gotten under control. instead it is a protest. vandals and thieves destroyed many local businesses on the popular main drag including t
let's get a check on the howard frankland. this is what the howard frankland looks like in both directions. all three bridges are less than ten checking your drive times on the veterans. we're in the green. 18 minutes from 54 to 275. this is a tad slow here. we're in the yellow 13 minutes. we don't have any reports of crashes or breakdowns. not sure why that's showing up. six minutes from waters down to 275. serena? >>> chaos continues in charlotte where the governor protests. abc...
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this is what it looks like on the howard frankland. this is six minutes to get from pinellas into hillsborough. less than ten minutes across the other two bridges. looking at i-4, looking great friendly confines here, your drive from the about 22 minutes if you are heading out the door. your drive time on the veterans expressway, a busy road but right now looking great. maybe you are headed to the airport for a flight out for the weekend. 17 minutes from 54 to 275 and six minutes to get from waters to 275. deiah? >>> we start this morning with an extremely disturbing case. the pinellas county mother is expected to be in court this afternoon to face charges after her 6-year-old son beat his newborn sister to death. after the mother left her children alone in her van while she ran an errand. ashley yore is live outside of the cell phone store where this tragedy actually happened. >> reporter: that's right, james. this is where investigators say a mother left her three children locked inside of a hot van while she went in to this cell pho
this is what it looks like on the howard frankland. this is six minutes to get from pinellas into hillsborough. less than ten minutes across the other two bridges. looking at i-4, looking great friendly confines here, your drive from the about 22 minutes if you are heading out the door. your drive time on the veterans expressway, a busy road but right now looking great. maybe you are headed to the airport for a flight out for the weekend. 17 minutes from 54 to 275 and six minutes to get from...
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a live look now at the howard frankland bridge. all three bridges looking great. no crashes or breakdowns. here again we might see relief from that widening of 275 northbound because the bridges also backed up due to all that construction. times across the bay, 8 minutes cross the causeway. 6 across the howard frankland bridge, 8 to cross the gandy bridge. this morning abc action news is digging deep near a nationwide restaurant. >> that temporary close may be over but our i-team wanted to look into how our local chipotles are checking out with a state inspectors in light of the outbreaks around the country >> wendy ryan is taking us through some concerning results on recent inspection reports in this morning's special dirty dining investigation. >> burrito, attraction cheese, extra sour cream. >> reporter: how was it? >> delicious. >> reporter: frank yearwood is a big fan of chipotle xin grirl, he's not alone. >> i've been hearing things about chipotle but i love it. >> still after 362 people got sick eating at chipotles around thcountry we wanted to know restaur
a live look now at the howard frankland bridge. all three bridges looking great. no crashes or breakdowns. here again we might see relief from that widening of 275 northbound because the bridges also backed up due to all that construction. times across the bay, 8 minutes cross the causeway. 6 across the howard frankland bridge, 8 to cross the gandy bridge. this morning abc action news is digging deep near a nationwide restaurant. >> that temporary close may be over but our i-team wanted...
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it starting to clear but we're still seeing about a 10-minute delay for that drive from the howard frankland up to downtown. we'll talk about your alternates around this busy >>> it's 5:54. this story will have you think twice when a stranger comes knocking at your door. in pinellas county sheriffs arrested caden adams and jacob broading over the weekend for permit. also suspected of fraud. investigators say they were selling bogus magazine subscriptions and -- on one say the 21-year-olds were asking for donations for their high school soccer team. little did they know that street has several retired police officers. >>> have you driven down i-4 lately? you probably saw crews setting up for the florida state fair. it's a week from today and there's one big decision still to make. which burger will be crowned and served at the fair, here >> find an in-depth description on our web site. >>> a matador in the biggest fight of his life outside the bullfighting ring. the social media post that shows him saying he doesn't care about his children. >> you're waking up to green and yellow, a little re
it starting to clear but we're still seeing about a 10-minute delay for that drive from the howard frankland up to downtown. we'll talk about your alternates around this busy >>> it's 5:54. this story will have you think twice when a stranger comes knocking at your door. in pinellas county sheriffs arrested caden adams and jacob broading over the weekend for permit. also suspected of fraud. investigators say they were selling bogus magazine subscriptions and -- on one say the...
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a live look at the tampa side of the howard frankland, again, lots of fog. let's see what it is doing to the drive times if you're trying to get across the bay this morning. nine minutes now across the causeway, 6 on the howard frankland and 8 minutes to cross the gandy bridge. so far we have not seen any crashes to slow you down but if anything does happen out there i'll let you know about it here and of course on twitter @tampabaytraffic. >>> 5:50. we may only be a month into the new year but already learning which scam is growing fastest in 2016. you're vulnerable to it when you're on your computer. the better business bureau says click bait is infecting thousands of computers everyday. those tempting quizzes find news feed. a few simple clicks could tell your iq, perfect nickname, even which feelings are revealed from your profile picture. it could seem like harmless fun but cyberexperts say it goes after everything from credit card information to dropping computer viruses. >> you need to be careful. if you have not heard of it, go ahead and ignore it. i
a live look at the tampa side of the howard frankland, again, lots of fog. let's see what it is doing to the drive times if you're trying to get across the bay this morning. nine minutes now across the causeway, 6 on the howard frankland and 8 minutes to cross the gandy bridge. so far we have not seen any crashes to slow you down but if anything does happen out there i'll let you know about it here and of course on twitter @tampabaytraffic. >>> 5:50. we may only be a month into the new...
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still just six minutes to get from the howard frankland to downtown. so so far it's been a pretty busy morning with the traffic but the good news, the weather looks very nice. for today. in fact temperatures nice and mild like we had over the weekend. the difference will be a few more clouds but certainly nothing terrible. maybe a light jacket if you're sensitive. not as cool by any stretch like we had on saturday morning and on sunday morning. a little too cool for most of us then. we recovered nicely as we'll do today but we'll have less to recover from as we have mid and upper 50s now. 60 in tampa. as we check in with a few more clouds, low to mid-70s between then 64. it is leap day. by the way, if it's your birthday i understand dan shaffer is buying cupcakes for everyone watching. i kid. that would get me in trouble. we're going to come back and talk about the next front that is bringing a couple of showers. in a few minutes. >>> it's 5:31 now. today the florida department of education is holding its collective breath hoping not to see a repeat of
still just six minutes to get from the howard frankland to downtown. so so far it's been a pretty busy morning with the traffic but the good news, the weather looks very nice. for today. in fact temperatures nice and mild like we had over the weekend. the difference will be a few more clouds but certainly nothing terrible. maybe a light jacket if you're sensitive. not as cool by any stretch like we had on saturday morning and on sunday morning. a little too cool for most of us then. we...
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it's just seven minutes to cross the howard frankland. less than 10 across the other two bridges. just a heads up, we have construction in pinellas county in front of countryside high school. westbound state road 580 is closed between mcmullen booth and landmark drive. the good news, they planned this construction around spring break so the kids are not in school. they are hoping to wrap this up by monday when the kids go back. back to you. >>> time now 5:49. update on the controversy that is dominating spring training baseball headlines and enraging fans. friday we told you the chicago after the team's vice president told one player his son couldn't be with him in the locker room. in response he retired. the white sox owner is finally commenting yesterday writing -- >>> 5:50. your favorite dancing show returns tonight. i'll explain the leading contenders to take home the mirror ball trophy this season. >> apple is unveiling its latest gadgets today. the new smaller items soon >>> cold start out there. upper 50s by lunchtime. 65 at 4:00. notice already in the 50s at 8:00. that wil
it's just seven minutes to cross the howard frankland. less than 10 across the other two bridges. just a heads up, we have construction in pinellas county in front of countryside high school. westbound state road 580 is closed between mcmullen booth and landmark drive. the good news, they planned this construction around spring break so the kids are not in school. they are hoping to wrap this up by monday when the kids go back. back to you. >>> time now 5:49. update on the controversy...
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continues on through the downtown area, down to the howard frank -- down to howard frankland bridge, 5 minutes. >>> yesterday we showed you video of a wind surfer being rescued in washington state. michigan. the wind surfer's mask broke a mile from the beach. without the sale, he was stuck. -- without the sail, he was stuck. he text a friend for help who called in the coast guard. good friend, right? the wind surfer is doing fine today. >>> a canadian mom was forced to breast feed her son in a club's basement. she was at a charity event when she was breastfeeding in a hallway corner. the manager came up and said someone complained about her feeding near the dining room. >> it's unethical. if someone finds that shameful, that is their problem, not mine. >> the club's president apologized and said employees human rights code. >>> big 12 decided not to expand, a disappointment for usf. big 12 commissioner said it was not a decision to not expand more it was an endorsement and reinvestment in the 10 universities it has. tv deals with fox and espn might be the real reason. adding teams wo
continues on through the downtown area, down to the howard frank -- down to howard frankland bridge, 5 minutes. >>> yesterday we showed you video of a wind surfer being rescued in washington state. michigan. the wind surfer's mask broke a mile from the beach. without the sale, he was stuck. -- without the sail, he was stuck. he text a friend for help who called in the coast guard. good friend, right? the wind surfer is doing fine today. >>> a canadian mom was forced to breast...
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and exactly five minutes in the opposite direction from the howard frankland bridge to downtown. >>> this morning the hillsborough county sheriff's office is looking into several car burglaries. that happened in neighborhood adjacent to lakewood drive and south of dr. martin luther king jr. boulevard. they happened march 2nd and 3rd early in the morning. three sections getting into deputies say one suspect its white, short dark hair, loafers and black socks. apparently wore that same sweatshirt both nights. if you know anything call the sheriff's office, you could get a cash rewartd. >>> police near san francisco are looking for the people behind a gun store burglary. the thieves rammed a car through the front door to get inside. this happened saturday. police say it disabled the security system and four people stole 18 guns worth about $12,000. they all four got back in the car and drove away. >>> call it a medical miracle. a woman born without a uterus receives one in the first uterine transplant in the u.s. a 26-year-old woman didn't have one. it gives hope for thousands of women
and exactly five minutes in the opposite direction from the howard frankland bridge to downtown. >>> this morning the hillsborough county sheriff's office is looking into several car burglaries. that happened in neighborhood adjacent to lakewood drive and south of dr. martin luther king jr. boulevard. they happened march 2nd and 3rd early in the morning. three sections getting into deputies say one suspect its white, short dark hair, loafers and black socks. apparently wore that same...
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and less than 10 minutes across the howard frankland and gandy bridge. so looking great there. behind me here's a live look at i-4 around the ybor city area, nothing going on here, up to speed, no trouble getting into downtown tampa. let's check your drive times on i-4, starting all the way back at county line road, 23 minutes to get into downtown. 15 minutes from county line road to 75 and just eight minutes from 75 to 275. checking the drive from the south, this is i-75 heading up towards tampa, 28 minutes from all the way back at 275 to i-4. 10 minutes at the bottom there from gibsonton drive to i-4. into a $1.5 billion win. it's powerball drawing day. we could see a winner tonight. >> at one point last night there were more than 18,000 powerball tickets sold every minute and if that trend continues today the jackpot could climb even higher than that. >> abc action news reporter lindsay logue live in tampa, at a wawa where powerball sales are happening in less than hand hour. less than an hour. >> reporter: it's running at 6:00 a.m. $1.5 billion on the table tonight. some ex
and less than 10 minutes across the howard frankland and gandy bridge. so looking great there. behind me here's a live look at i-4 around the ybor city area, nothing going on here, up to speed, no trouble getting into downtown tampa. let's check your drive times on i-4, starting all the way back at county line road, 23 minutes to get into downtown. 15 minutes from county line road to 75 and just eight minutes from 75 to 275. checking the drive from the south, this is i-75 heading up towards...
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it's wet, driving across the howard frankland bridge but cars seem to be getting by ok. not really affecting your drive times on the bridges too much this morning. 9 minutes across the courtney campbell, just 7 minutes across the howard frankland bridge and 8 minutes to cross the gandy bridge. >>> 5:32. families in a pasco county neighborhood are hoping for the best, preparing for the worst >> abc action newstion reporter rodney dunigan is live in new port richey. a huge problem is a retention pond in the area. >> you are right. in fact, the flooding has continued overnight. check this out. when we were here last night the flooding stopped at those barricades. if you can see it's come up about a half block down from that. so a lot of that water from the retention pond spilling over into the streets, inching closer and closer to the homes, with more rain expected today a lot of folks worried about that. the city has actually come out and they've brought water trucks out to pump some of the water out so they are hoping that helps and will have crews out here a bit early th
it's wet, driving across the howard frankland bridge but cars seem to be getting by ok. not really affecting your drive times on the bridges too much this morning. 9 minutes across the courtney campbell, just 7 minutes across the howard frankland bridge and 8 minutes to cross the gandy bridge. >>> 5:32. families in a pasco county neighborhood are hoping for the best, preparing for the worst >> abc action newstion reporter rodney dunigan is live in new port richey. a huge problem...
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i-275 through downtown tampa, and you should not have any trouble getting to the howard frankland bridge or the airport. if you're in pasco county, flying south, look at the drive times on the veterans expressway. all in the green. 17 minutes down to 275. 6 minutes down to 275, and i-4 is also looking good this morning if you're headed out the door in the lakeland area to get into downtown tampa. dan? >>> thank you, janelle. >>> 5:48. no official word on the competency of dillon roof from the charleston shootings. the two-day hearing ended yesterday, and the hearing was closed to the media over fears it could taint potential jurors' views. >>> we are learning two dozens protesters hospital after a tense standoff over the access pipeline in north dakota on saturday night. one of the most serious cases involves a 21-year-old woman. doctors may have to amputate her arm. law enforce. threw a -- law enforcement officials are said to have thrown pressure cocktails at her that exploded when it hit says they didn't use them and they are saying it may have been a molotov cocktail from the crowd.
i-275 through downtown tampa, and you should not have any trouble getting to the howard frankland bridge or the airport. if you're in pasco county, flying south, look at the drive times on the veterans expressway. all in the green. 17 minutes down to 275. 6 minutes down to 275, and i-4 is also looking good this morning if you're headed out the door in the lakeland area to get into downtown tampa. dan? >>> thank you, janelle. >>> 5:48. no official word on the competency of...
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interstate 275 there just 5 minutes from downtown to the howard frankland bridge. >> thank you. >>> the search continues this morning for a man accused of groping a woman over the weekend with friends at 1st avenue at her favorite bar. she said the man cornered her, shoved his hands up her shirt and grabbed her breasts. it was caught on surveillance video. three men rushed to hospital but the suspect ran off. st. petersburg police hope someone will recognize him and turn him in. >>> new this morning, the second inmate who escaped from jail is now back in custody. police finally caught him after a stand off that lasted more than 7 him hiding this the attic of a friend's home. they shot tear gas into the home at least twice earlier that day before they spotted him. when they finally got to him he was high. last tuesday night the inmate he escaped with was recaptured. >>> this morning a memphis couple is still missing after the deadly wild fires in eastern tennessee. architect john summer and his wife janet were vacationing in gatlinburg when the fires broke out. condition with critical bu
interstate 275 there just 5 minutes from downtown to the howard frankland bridge. >> thank you. >>> the search continues this morning for a man accused of groping a woman over the weekend with friends at 1st avenue at her favorite bar. she said the man cornered her, shoved his hands up her shirt and grabbed her breasts. it was caught on surveillance video. three men rushed to hospital but the suspect ran off. st. petersburg police hope someone will recognize him and turn him in....
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this is the tampa side of the howard frankland bridge. how long is it taking to get across the bridges if you're heading out? >> the average speeds on the interstates all in the green. >>> 5:33. we're following breaking news. tampa police are searching for the gunman involved in a super bowl party overnight. it was at the 9300 block. any word of the condition of the victim so far? >> reporter: dan, investigators tell us this victim was actually shot in the face, he was rushed from the scene to the hospital in bad shape. at last check in critical condition. you can see behind me investigators still on scene gathering evidence, collecting evidence markers as we speak. they are also speaking with witnesses trying to determine exactly what happened here. the search is on actively this morning for that shooter as well. police are speaking with those witnesses who could possibly shed a bit of light on exactly what happened. apparently the victim was here for a party last night when he got into a fight with another man, that argument eventually
this is the tampa side of the howard frankland bridge. how long is it taking to get across the bridges if you're heading out? >> the average speeds on the interstates all in the green. >>> 5:33. we're following breaking news. tampa police are searching for the gunman involved in a super bowl party overnight. it was at the 9300 block. any word of the condition of the victim so far? >> reporter: dan, investigators tell us this victim was actually shot in the face, he was...
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traffic's flowing nicely here up to speed in both directions just six minutes from here down to the howard frankland bridge. >>> if you are heading to downtown tampa, pay attention. northbound florida avenue is closed. you have an overturned vehicle involved in this crash. it happened right up kennedy. kennedy seems to be slowing right now, northbound florida avenue is blocked. no word on how long the road is going to be blocked but i will keep you posted and let you know as soon as it opens and at twitter on tampa bay traffic. >>> we have a whole new set of drama developing. aaronerin andrews is suing the marriott and the man who secretly recorded her. a tweet from a restaurant employee claims a marriott executive was dining with friends and watching the nude video of andrews. he said if he was going to pay millions he would watch the video and show it to everyone. then he talked about andrews' body and says andrews doesn't deserve the money. he does admit that it happened and claims that his friends were watching the video and he >>> new video to show you this morning. a convince store clerk show
traffic's flowing nicely here up to speed in both directions just six minutes from here down to the howard frankland bridge. >>> if you are heading to downtown tampa, pay attention. northbound florida avenue is closed. you have an overturned vehicle involved in this crash. it happened right up kennedy. kennedy seems to be slowing right now, northbound florida avenue is blocked. no word on how long the road is going to be blocked but i will keep you posted and let you know as soon as it...
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other two bridges looking great as well, i just checked, less than 10 minutes to get across the howard frankland and courtney campbell causeway. we have a gravel spill in hillsborough. this is on busch boulevard just east of 56th. i guess a car spilled some gravel and there's a lot of debris on the roadway. two westbound lanes blocked at busch. however still in the green that shows me cars can still get through. fowler also looks good. you may want to take that, avoid this messy situation there. i'll keep an eye on it and let you know if this causes any delays as the morning drive pushes on. let's check i-275 around bearss, traffic starting to pick up as you can see. let's check the drive times. so you can see how long it takes to get to the downtown area on 275. >> if anything happens on the roads to slow you down make sure you follow me on twitter. i'll let you know all about it @tampabaytraffic. >>> goodbye gasprila. hello mountains of trash. nearly 200 people crowd out of bed early yesterday morning to make sure the streets got they picked up thousands of plastic beads, bottles and nearly 1,
other two bridges looking great as well, i just checked, less than 10 minutes to get across the howard frankland and courtney campbell causeway. we have a gravel spill in hillsborough. this is on busch boulevard just east of 56th. i guess a car spilled some gravel and there's a lot of debris on the roadway. two westbound lanes blocked at busch. however still in the green that shows me cars can still get through. fowler also looks good. you may want to take that, avoid this messy situation...
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traffic also up to speed here at 275 through downtown, just six minutes from here to the howard frankland. we have one crash reported now, in largo, i'm not seeing any roadblock or any delays here but it's at ulmerton and ridge roads. this just happened so you may see emergency vehicles, be careful if you're heading in that direction. let's check drive times on i-4, starting all the way back in the lakeland area around county line road, taking 22 minutes to get into downtown. road to 75 and seven minutes from 75 to 275. >>> we're following breaking news. we're on the scene of a tragic fire in lakeland. firefighters found the bodies of two people and a dog in a burned out mobile home. witnesses called 911 just after 1:00 this morning to report flames shooting out of the roof and windows there. abc action news anchor lindsay logue is live now on old polk city road. is the sheriff's crime scene unit out there as well? >> reporter: two of them are out here and are working alongside fire investigators. i'll tell you from covering fires like this for many years that is not uncommon for them to
traffic also up to speed here at 275 through downtown, just six minutes from here to the howard frankland. we have one crash reported now, in largo, i'm not seeing any roadblock or any delays here but it's at ulmerton and ridge roads. this just happened so you may see emergency vehicles, be careful if you're heading in that direction. let's check drive times on i-4, starting all the way back in the lakeland area around county line road, taking 22 minutes to get into downtown. road to 75 and...
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this is a live look at the howard frankland bridge. looking good in both directions on the sunshine key okay. the drive on -- skyway. 9 minutes to get across the down tampa and 275, six minutes to get there. and we have a lot of construction starting today in downtown tampa i'll tell you about that and how to get around in 15 minutes. >>> this morning a polk county community is remembering a problem already 14-year-old shot and killed in what appears to be a tragic accident. and we're live at lake alfred middle school where the young man is being remembered today. the principal heartbreaking. >> reporter: he also said that the community is still stunned by the tragic news today and the grief counselors will be on hand to speak with the students and staff that may need it. and the investigation into this case is far from over at this point. and investigators at the polk county sheriff's office said that 14-year-old tyler daughtry and two other tens were playing with a gun where it went off. minutes after the shooting. >> >> i go in the
this is a live look at the howard frankland bridge. looking good in both directions on the sunshine key okay. the drive on -- skyway. 9 minutes to get across the down tampa and 275, six minutes to get there. and we have a lot of construction starting today in downtown tampa i'll tell you about that and how to get around in 15 minutes. >>> this morning a polk county community is remembering a problem already 14-year-old shot and killed in what appears to be a tragic accident. and we're...
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just five minutes to get from downtown to the howard frankland bridge. fhp is sending out a warning that there is debris on the sunshine sky way in the nortou hump. if you are heading that way, use caution. hopefully they'll get someone out there quickly to remove whatever it is out there on the road. buckle up, we'll take a live on the northern apex, the intersection at 75, stopping through hillsborough and right here at the junction in downtown tampa. that entire drive is taking 14 minutes. the average speed is 66 miles per hour. shopped at an eddie bauer store in the past year. the company says all of its north american stores were targeted by credit card thieves. the company announcing thursday that it found and removed malware from registers at 350 stores. the clothing store suspects debit and credit cards used at its stores between january and july 17th of this year may have been compromised. online purchases would not have been affected. the company is not s the store is encouraging shoppers to go to its web site for more information. >>> people w
just five minutes to get from downtown to the howard frankland bridge. fhp is sending out a warning that there is debris on the sunshine sky way in the nortou hump. if you are heading that way, use caution. hopefully they'll get someone out there quickly to remove whatever it is out there on the road. buckle up, we'll take a live on the northern apex, the intersection at 75, stopping through hillsborough and right here at the junction in downtown tampa. that entire drive is taking 14 minutes....
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also out along the airport, this is where highway 60 comes in right at 275 coming acro the howard frankland bridge. we're look going. still have that accident causing backups. this will be at nebraska and fowler. there is an injury associated with that. you'll have to take some time getting around. the expressway is looking good. veterans 1 minutes to get you down to 275. the selmon, six minutes to get you to downtown and the dell at five minutes. let me tell about you an unusual sight on the roadways. truck spilling money every dids where. sounds like a dream to some but it was a nightmare for dell care commuters. this was along the i-95 corridor north of the maryland line. the tractor-trailer care rig 6.6 -- carrying 6.6 million unstamped pennies overturned on the interstate there. that's 40,000 pounds of little metal wafers highway. it took about 13 hours in total as blank pennies were literally being vacuumed after the highway. >> that is an awful lot to carry with you. there. >>> now to something a bit worse than being trapped on the highway. how about this? being trapped overnight in
also out along the airport, this is where highway 60 comes in right at 275 coming acro the howard frankland bridge. we're look going. still have that accident causing backups. this will be at nebraska and fowler. there is an injury associated with that. you'll have to take some time getting around. the expressway is looking good. veterans 1 minutes to get you down to 275. the selmon, six minutes to get you to downtown and the dell at five minutes. let me tell about you an unusual sight on the...
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your drive time across now just eight minutes. frankland and eight on the gandy bridge. >>> 5:50. the dangers are hoverboards, once again proving true this morning. fire officials in santa rosa, california say the popular toy sparked this raging fire earlier this week. officials say that fire started in a girl's bedroom where the hoverboard was being charged. no one was home at the time but the family's two dogs were killed. this is the 40th reported hoverboard fire in 19 states. consumer product safety commission looking hard at the lithium ion batteries that power those products. >>> and amazon.com is offering refunds to anyone who bought hoverboards on its web site. the consumer product safety commission called on other retailers and manufacturers to do the same. despite the decision they still sell hoverboards on its site. >>> coming up -- hollywood stars boycotting the oscars. now the academy acts. done after mounting complaints. then the nfl makes history. why some somany are calling can see the camera shaking a little. winds between 5 to 10 miles per hour. nothing extreme g
your drive time across now just eight minutes. frankland and eight on the gandy bridge. >>> 5:50. the dangers are hoverboards, once again proving true this morning. fire officials in santa rosa, california say the popular toy sparked this raging fire earlier this week. officials say that fire started in a girl's bedroom where the hoverboard was being charged. no one was home at the time but the family's two dogs were killed. this is the 40th reported hoverboard fire in 19 states....
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the drive across the howard frankland less than 10 minutes to get across. >> thanks. >>> plans are moving forward for the college football play- offs in tampa in three months. organizers are meeting this related events. the game itself will be played on monday, january 9th at raymond james stadium. >>> a thrilling night on the ice for the tampa bay lightning last night. the bolts first paid contribute to a former captain. a sold out crowd welcomed vinny lecavalier back to tampa. he dropped the first puck with two of his three kids. florida had a 3-2 lead b w lightning tied it up. >> stamkos, eight seconds to go. they score. what a goal. >> stamkos with the goal. the game went to a shoot out where braden point showed off his skills lighten win it 4-3. >>> bad news for bucs fans. vincent jackson's season is but will do whatever he can to support the team for the rest of the season. >>> calling al charlie brown fans. the great pumpkin isn't just on tv screens this year. >> ahead, a giant peanut themed attract is in our area. >> a piece of hollywood history is falling apart. >>> hour-by-hour
the drive across the howard frankland less than 10 minutes to get across. >> thanks. >>> plans are moving forward for the college football play- offs in tampa in three months. organizers are meeting this related events. the game itself will be played on monday, january 9th at raymond james stadium. >>> a thrilling night on the ice for the tampa bay lightning last night. the bolts first paid contribute to a former captain. a sold out crowd welcomed vinny lecavalier back...
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less than 10 minutes to get across the courtney campbell, howard frankland bridge. buckle up, we're going to take a virtual drive on i-4 from 75 to 275. all the traffic indicators are in the green as you can see. look at that, at the junction where it could get messy a little later on. right now looking great. in the green. that entire drive will take just seven minutes if you're leaving now. >>> 5:47. for the second time in just a oak tree becomes a target of a vandal a. >> it was set on fire after auburn's win this weekend. they were replant the last year after poisoned by an alabama fan several years ago. a 29-year-old man is under arrest and charged with 24 most recent incident. >>> tampa bay buccaneers disappointed fans who braved the weather delay. bucs had one last chance to win their home opener but couldn't get that final touchdown they needed. quarterback jameis winston trimmed the deficit to five points on mike evans with just over two minutes left. following a rams punt and delay of game due to lightning winston drove the bucs to the rams 15 only to come
less than 10 minutes to get across the courtney campbell, howard frankland bridge. buckle up, we're going to take a virtual drive on i-4 from 75 to 275. all the traffic indicators are in the green as you can see. look at that, at the junction where it could get messy a little later on. right now looking great. in the green. that entire drive will take just seven minutes if you're leaving now. >>> 5:47. for the second time in just a oak tree becomes a target of a vandal a. >> it...
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the howard frankland is running at 8. deiah? >>> it is 5:31 right now. you've heard the warnings over and over again. lock your car doors to prevent theft. hillsborough county deputies say crooks are using what they find inside of the unlocked cars to break into homes. rodney dunningan is live this troubling news. rodney, how did this thing pull off? >> reporter: deiah, this is a simple scam. the crooks find a car with an unlocked car door, walk inside and grab the garage door opener. they will use this to open the garage then simply walk right inside of the home. in fact, we spoke with one victim whose home was broken into as she and her family, including a small baby, were asleep inside. >> you just think about how differently things turned out. we're thankful for that but yeah, definitely feeling vulnerable and violated. >> reporter: as you can imagine, she would. in the most recent case, both family's cars were stolen. across the bay area, you can see crooks in action night after night doing this exact same thing. criminals are targeting new neighbor
the howard frankland is running at 8. deiah? >>> it is 5:31 right now. you've heard the warnings over and over again. lock your car doors to prevent theft. hillsborough county deputies say crooks are using what they find inside of the unlocked cars to break into homes. rodney dunningan is live this troubling news. rodney, how did this thing pull off? >> reporter: deiah, this is a simple scam. the crooks find a car with an unlocked car door, walk inside and grab the garage door...
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just six minutes from here to the howard frankland bridge. if you are into pinellas county into hillsboro, you should have no problems getting across the bridge. it's taking nine minutes across eight minutes across the gandy bridge. >>> 5:47 right now. a fire breather is recovering after he actually caught on fire during a pep rally at a delray beach high school. >> everything seemed fine at first, but then things took a bad turn. one performer runs toward the basketball net, jumping over a ball of fire to dunk the ball. during that stunt, he accidentally caught himself on fire. stunned students screamed watching flames consume his face. >> atlantic high school parents had no idea that the stunt was going to be at the school and think it unnecessarily put their kids in harm's way. >> i thought it would have been a lot more professional. he seen the video. it looked cool follow the kids but it was very unprofessional the way they set it up. hopefully next time they can learn from this. >> reporter: the school policies about who can perform on
just six minutes from here to the howard frankland bridge. if you are into pinellas county into hillsboro, you should have no problems getting across the bridge. it's taking nine minutes across eight minutes across the gandy bridge. >>> 5:47 right now. a fire breather is recovering after he actually caught on fire during a pep rally at a delray beach high school. >> everything seemed fine at first, but then things took a bad turn. one performer runs toward the basketball net,...
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these cars here heading southbound just six minutes to get to the howard frankland bridge. >>> 5:49. now to the latest "dirty dining" report by abc action news anchor wendy ryan. the ice sports forum got a bad review from state inspectors last week. it offers public skating, laser tag arena and it's the official training facility for the tampa bay lightning. the power play grill and bar inside the forum in brandon had to stop serving food and shut down for a night after live roaches were found crawling in the kitchen. discovered over 45 live roaches near the reach in coolers, cook's line and sinks. state also found ants crawling on the front counter and small insects flying in the kitchen. the general manager released a statement that reads in part -- " >> to see the full statement and other stories head to abcactionnews.com/dining. >>> here's a question for you -- how do you wash your clothes? probably whites and hot and darks in cold? you may be surprised to know you've been doing it wrong. "consumer reports" now says the cold cycle is more effective at cleaning your clothes and al
these cars here heading southbound just six minutes to get to the howard frankland bridge. >>> 5:49. now to the latest "dirty dining" report by abc action news anchor wendy ryan. the ice sports forum got a bad review from state inspectors last week. it offers public skating, laser tag arena and it's the official training facility for the tampa bay lightning. the power play grill and bar inside the forum in brandon had to stop serving food and shut down for a night after live...
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earlier on 275 near the howard frankland, that has already cleared. also checking the cameras along i-75 around fowler avenue, looking at just 10 minutes to get from the apex to i-4. let's check drive times on i-4, 22 minutes from county line road to downtown. 15 minutes from county line road to 75 and just eight minutes from 75 to 275. back to you. >>> we're following this breaking news in the last few minutes. austrian police telling us a man attacked passengers on a train with a knife. so far we know that man hurt two people, right now we're trying to find out who that man is and if he's in custody. we'll bring you updates as we get them. >>> caroline sine, a well known pinellas county teacher passed away. police say she died of her injuries after a drunk driver slammed into her car this past weekend. brice macleod is facing upgraded charges. abc action news reporter rodney elementary school. i cannot even imagine what a tough day it's going to be today. >> reporter: this is definitely a tough situation for those here. in fact i spoke with the prin
earlier on 275 near the howard frankland, that has already cleared. also checking the cameras along i-75 around fowler avenue, looking at just 10 minutes to get from the apex to i-4. let's check drive times on i-4, 22 minutes from county line road to downtown. 15 minutes from county line road to 75 and just eight minutes from 75 to 275. back to you. >>> we're following this breaking news in the last few minutes. austrian police telling us a man attacked passengers on a train with a...